Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.3/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (INSEE 50082) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 5,893 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 5 former communes: Les Perques (50396), Quettetot (50418), Saint-Martin-le-Hébert (50520), Le Valdécie (50614), Le Vrétot (50646). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50082-bricquebec-en-cotentin
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 68 % of the 4,013 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.9 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DAME TARTINE DE BRICQUEBEC · PAPAGATO · AU P'TIT BRICQUEBETAIS). [4,5]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL JEHAN-LECONTE). [4,5]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE PARISIENNE · LA FOURNEE · COCCIMARKET). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (AKBAYRAK HASMET · CAFE DE PARIS · PIZZ' ET TARTINES · PIZZALAND). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (BAR DU CENTRE · LE NORMANDY). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE LES CRICOUIS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE QUETTETOT LE VRETOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEL GRILLARD · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LES CRICOUIS). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE GUENNOC, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BONNEL-TRAVERT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE VIEL-VARETTE, MÉDECIN · VINCENT STENOU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-AUDE LEMONNIER, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU DONJON). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRICQUEBEC-EN-COTENTIN JOSEPH THIEBOT). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE DONJON). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE JEAN ELIARD). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE DE BRICQUEBEC · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [4]
6 × Hairdresser (LE GUENNIC ANNIE · VERLINDE MARIE-MONISE · NATURE CREATION · LE SALON BLEU · LAETI'COOP). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (L'HOSTELLERIE DU CHÂTEAU DE BRICQUEBEC). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | DAME TARTINE DE BRICQUEBEC · PAPAGATO · AU P'TIT BRICQUEBETAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL JEHAN-LECONTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L'EPICERIE PARISIENNE · LA FOURNEE · COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | AKBAYRAK HASMET · CAFE DE PARIS · PIZZ' ET TARTINES · PIZZALAND | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR DU CENTRE · LE NORMANDY | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE LES CRICOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE QUETTETOT LE VRETOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARCEL GRILLARD · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LES CRICOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JULIE GUENNOC, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BONNEL-TRAVERT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE VIEL-VARETTE, MÉDECIN · VINCENT STENOU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-AUDE LEMONNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU DONJON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRICQUEBEC-EN-COTENTIN JOSEPH THIEBOT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE DONJON | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE JEAN ELIARD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE DE BRICQUEBEC · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | LE GUENNIC ANNIE · VERLINDE MARIE-MONISE · NATURE CREATION · LE SALON BLEU · LAETI'COOP | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | L'HOSTELLERIE DU CHÂTEAU DE BRICQUEBEC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,011 (2012) → 5,893 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,874 (1990) → 5,893 (2023): 0.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,106, of which 4.6 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRICQUEBEC weather station, 1.5 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 47 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALOGNES, 10.6 km away at 61 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 1,231 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRICQUEBEC, 1.5 km away at 38 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50082/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50082/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50082/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50082/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50082
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 466 km S | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Briec | 29 | 231 km SW | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 514 km S | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Melle | 79 | 378 km S | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 586 km SE | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 782 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briec | 29 | 231 km SW | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melle | 79 | 378 km S | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 466 km S | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 514 km S | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 586 km SE | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 782 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Bricquebec-en-Cotentin's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briec | 29 | 231 km SW | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 213 km SW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 50 | 107 km S | 5,770 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 287 km S | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 261 km SW | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaulin | 29 | 229 km SW | 5,085 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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